| Host City: Seoul, South Korea |
Format: Top eight in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the final. |
| Date Started: September 23, 1988 |
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| Date Finished: September 26, 1988 |
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| (Competitors: 52; Countries: 35; Finalists: 20) |
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Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| Antibo ensured this would be a memorable race with a first lap of 62.2, but after a first kilometre of 2:41.7, he relinquished the lead as the pack stayed with him. Tanui led at the next kilometre split (5:28.5), and his teammate Kimeli, the fastest qualifier with 28:00.39, then took over for the next 3000m: 8:07.8, 10:50.1 and 13:35.4. By now only Boutayeb was with Kimeli, and Antibo was some 15m back. The 21 year-old Moroccan ran each of the next two kilometres in 2:44.5 and the Kenyan was now 8m back. By 8000m (21:50.2) Boutayeb was nearly 20m ahead of Antibo and Kimeli. With a second successive kilometre in 2:45.6 Boutayeb passed 9000m some 25m ahead of Kimeli, with Antibo another 10m back, and four seconds ahead of world record pace. Boutayeb ran steadily over the last kilometre without straining, easing sharply in the last 10m and losing some three seconds after a 65.2 last lap. He missed the world record by 7.5, but with a closer race, and maximising his 3:54.86 mile pace, he might well have threatened that mark. Behind him Antibo sped away from Kimeli in the last lap, while Prianon was an isolated fourth ahead of Barrios, Kunze and Arpin who produced a stirring battle in the finishing straight. The first four broke the Olympic record, and seventh was slower than Viren’s 1972 record by just 1.01 seconds. |
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| Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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| No clear favorite existed. Italy’s Salvatore Antibo opened the final with a 62.2 first lap and ran the 800 in 2:07.4. But he slowed and the pack came together. On the sixth lap, he surged to a 62.4 lap, dropping all but Moses Tanui (KEN), Kipkemboi Kimeli (KEN), and Morocco’s Brahim Boutayeb. That group passed 5K in 13:35.32, world record pace. Boutayeb stepped on it at 7K and started dropping runners, after the pace had slowed somewhat. At 9K he had a 25 metre lead on Kimeli, and ran a steady last few laps to the gold medal comfortably. Antibo was five metres back of Kimeli with 800 left but his fast kick brought him the silver medal. |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.
The following Olympic record (in minutes) was set during this competition.
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The men's 10,000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 52 competitors, with two qualifying heats (52) before the final (20) took place on Monday September 26, 1988.
Through the halfway mark, Kipkemboi Kimeli was pushing the pace close to the world record, marked by Brahim Boutayeb. Only Moses Tanui and trailing off the back Salvatore Antibo managed to stay in contact. More than 60 metres back, Arturo Barrios led the chase pack. As Tanui came up behind Boutayeb to tighten the lead group of three, Boutayeb went around Kimeli. The two Kenyans ran together in chase for part of a lap then Tanui was unable to keep up with the accelerated pace. Kimeli managed to keep close to Boutayeb but ever so slightly was losing ground. As Tanui faded, Antibo accelerated to move himself into a stronger medal position. By 5 laps to go, Antibo closed down on Kimeli. The two were jockeying for the position, Antibo first sprinting past Kimeli, then Kimeli accelerating away from Antibo. Boutayeb entered the last lap with a 20 metre lead and ran the last lap checking behind him. Coming down the home stretch, realizing the world record was out of reach, he slowed the last 30 metres and celebrated, blowing kisses to the crowd. Behind him, Antibo made one more move, sprinting around Kimeli, sprinting for home for the silver. Kimeli was unable to respond and cruised home for bronze still more than eleven seconds up on Jean-Louis Prianon and the best sprinting efforts of the rest of the pack.
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Men |
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Final |
26 September |
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| Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
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Records |
| 1 |
27.21.46 |
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Brahim Boutayeb |
Morocco |
MAR |
15 Aug 67 |
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| 2 |
27.23.55 |
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Salvatore Antibo |
Italy |
ITA |
7 Feb 62 |
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| 3 |
27.25.16 |
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Kipkemboi Kimeli |
Kenya |
KEN |
30 Nov 66 |
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| 4 |
27.36.43 |
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Jean-Louis Prianon |
France |
FRA |
22 Feb 60 |
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| 5 |
27.39.32 |
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Arturo Barrios |
Mexico |
MEX |
12 Dec 63 |
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| 6 |
27.39.35 |
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Hansjörg Kunze |
East Germany |
GDR |
28 Dec 59 |
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| 7 |
27.39.36 |
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Paul Arpin |
France |
FRA |
20 Feb 60 |
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| 8 |
27.47.23 |
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Moses Tanui |
Kenya |
KEN |
20 Aug 65 |
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| 9 |
27.50.30 |
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Martin ten Kate |
Netherlands |
NED |
16 Dec 58 |
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| 10 |
27.52.78 |
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Antonio Prieto |
Spain |
ESP |
11 Jan 58 |
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| 11 |
27.59.90 |
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Mauricio González |
Mexico |
MEX |
16 Oct 60 |
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| 12 |
28.09.32 |
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Evgeni Ignatov |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
25 Jun 59 |
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| 13 |
28.09.53 |
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António Pinto |
Portugal |
POR |
22 Mar 66 |
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| 14 |
28.09.70 |
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Kozo Akutsu |
Japan |
JPN |
11 Nov 60 |
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| 15 |
28.17.64 |
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Rolando Vera |
Ecuador |
ECU |
27 Apr 65 |
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| 16 |
28.29.21 |
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John Halvorsen |
Norway |
NOR |
17 Aug 66 |
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| 17 |
29.04.44 |
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Shuichi Yoneshige |
Japan |
JPN |
24 Jun 61 |
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| 18 |
29.09.74 |
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Bruce Bickford |
United States |
USA |
12 Mar 57 |
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DNF |
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Boniface Merande |
Kenya |
KEN |
13 Feb 62 |
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DNF |
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Eamonn Martin |
Great Britain |
GBR |
9 Oct 58 |
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| 10000 m |
Men |
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Heat 1 |
23 September |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
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Records |
| 1 |
28.00.39 |
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Kipkemboi Kimeli |
Kenya |
KEN |
30 Nov 66 |
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| 2 |
28.08.38 |
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Jean-Louis Prianon |
France |
FRA |
22 Feb 60 |
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| 3 |
28.08.63 |
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Arturo Barrios |
Mexico |
MEX |
12 Dec 63 |
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| 4 |
28.09.35 |
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Salvatore Antibo |
Italy |
ITA |
7 Feb 62 |
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| 5 |
28.15.63 |
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Evgeni Ignatov |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
25 Jun 59 |
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| 6 |
28.15.63 |
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António Pinto |
Portugal |
POR |
22 Mar 66 |
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| 7 |
28.16.16 |
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Bruce Bickford |
United States |
USA |
12 Mar 57 |
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| 8 |
28.16.43 |
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Kozo Akutsu |
Japan |
JPN |
11 Nov 60 |
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| 9 |
28.17.88 |
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Rolando Vera |
Ecuador |
ECU |
27 Apr 65 |
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| 10 |
28.21.84 |
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Boniface Merande |
Kenya |
KEN |
13 Feb 62 |
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| 11 |
28.22.25 |
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John Halvorsen |
Norway |
NOR |
17 Aug 66 |
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| 12 |
28.23.23 |
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Martin ten Kate |
Netherlands |
NED |
16 Dec 58 |
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| 13 |
28.52.88 |
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Steve Binns |
Great Britain |
GBR |
25 Aug 60 |
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| 14 |
29.08.25 |
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Pedro Ortíz |
Colombia |
COL |
26 Feb 56 |
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| 15 |
29.19.06 |
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Boay Akonay |
Tanzania |
TAN |
3 Jan 70 |
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| 16 |
29.37.99 |
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Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama |
Qatar |
QAT |
4 Feb 66 |
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| 17 |
29.55.23 |
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Eduard Nabunone |
Indonesia |
INA |
12 Apr 68 |
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| 18 |
30.35.01 |
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Policarpio Calizaya |
Bolivia |
BOL |
10 Sep 62 |
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| 19 |
30.47.29 |
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Ismael Yaya |
Chad |
CHA |
65 |
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NR |
| 20 |
31.23.53 |
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Charles Naveko |
Malawi |
MAW |
31 Aug 66 |
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| 21 |
32.33.04 |
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Abdulkarim Daoud |
Yemen |
YEM |
19 Aug 70 |
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DNF |
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José Manuel Albentosa |
Spain |
ESP |
21 Jan 64 |
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DNF |
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Mike McLeod |
Great Britain |
GBR |
25 Jan 52 |
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DNF |
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Paul Williams |
Great Britain |
GBR |
8 Oct 55 |
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DNF |
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Dionísio Castro |
Portugal |
POR |
22 Nov 63 |
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DNF |
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Andrew Lloyd |
Australia |
AUS |
14 Feb 59 |
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| 10000 m |
Men |
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Heat 2 |
23 September |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
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Records |
| 1 |
28.17.61 |
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Brahim Boutayeb |
Morocco |
MAR |
15 Aug 67 |
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| 2 |
28.20.98 |
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Moses Tanui |
Kenya |
KEN |
20 Aug 65 |
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| 3 |
28.22.09 |
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Hansjörg Kunze |
East Germany |
GDR |
28 Dec 59 |
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| 4 |
28.22.52 |
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Antonio Prieto |
Spain |
ESP |
11 Jan 58 |
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| 5 |
28.25.46 |
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Eamonn Martin |
Great Britain |
GBR |
9 Oct 58 |
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| 6 |
28.25.56 |
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Paul Arpin |
France |
FRA |
20 Feb 60 |
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| 7 |
28.26.04 |
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Shuichi Yoneshige |
Japan |
JPN |
24 Jun 61 |
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| 8 |
28.36.66 |
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Mauricio González |
Mexico |
MEX |
16 Oct 60 |
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| 9 |
28.43.02 |
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Ezequiel Canário |
Portugal |
POR |
10 Apr 60 |
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| 10 |
28.43.84 |
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Alberto Cova |
Italy |
ITA |
1 Dec 58 |
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| 11 |
28.45.04 |
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Pat Porter |
United States |
USA |
31 May 59 |
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| 12 |
29.01.13 |
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Antonio Serrano |
Spain |
ESP |
8 Mar 65 |
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| 13 |
29.03.87 |
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Ahmed Musa Jouda |
Sudan |
SUD |
27 Jan 57 |
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| 14 |
29.18.14 |
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Marcos Barreto |
Mexico |
MEX |
25 Apr 60 |
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| 15 |
29.34.07 |
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Paul McCloy |
Canada |
CAN |
6 Nov 63 |
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| 16 |
29.37.14 |
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Lee Sang-Keun |
South Korea |
KOR |
15 Jun 62 |
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| 17 |
29.50.99 |
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Stanley Mandebele |
Zimbabwe |
ZIM |
6 Jun 62 |
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| 18 |
30.08.53 |
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Omar Abdillahi |
Djibouti |
DJI |
12 May 67 |
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| 19 |
30.48.16 |
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Hari Bahadur Rokaya |
Nepal |
NEP |
2 Sep 65 |
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| 20 |
32.51.37 |
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Aaron Dupnai |
Papua New Guinea |
PNG |
27 Aug 68 |
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| 21 |
33.30.43 |
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Bahadur Prasad |
India |
IND |
1 Sep 65 |
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| 22 |
35.17.07 |
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John Maeke |
Solomon Islands |
SOL |
6 Jun 62 |
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DNF |
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Kamana Koji |
DR Congo |
COD |
13 Mar 67 |
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DNF |
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Tsukasa Endo |
Japan |
JPN |
9 Nov 61 |
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DNF |
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Martin Vrábel |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
21 Sep 55 |
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DNF |
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Steve Plasencia |
United States |
USA |
28 Oct 56 |
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